http://www.openaddict.com/the_three_types_of_linux_users.html
I think he has forgotten the hobbyists, but its a pretty decent read
anyway.
Not really. He's written a load of rubbish in most of the places.
<quote>
The first group - The Philosophical Linux User
Members in this camp have a fiercely loyal allegiance to the GPL, FSF, GNU,
RMS, SFLC and a strong love for acronylms (recursive acronyms earn you mega
geek points). The important benchmark to the Philosophical Linux User is the
"pureness" of the distro. Does it contain any binary drivers? If so, this
user will shun it. Want to pay a developer? Money is baaad, unless it's used
to support your favorite non-profit foundation unaffiliated with any
particular distro. Don't even think about getting a programming job, if
you're part of this group. Your day job should support your coding habit and
not force you to slave away at the keyboard writing code for The Man.
</quote>
FSF has never said ``Money is baaad" and the statement ``Don't even think
about getting a programming job, if you're part of this group." is
ludicrous. This is one more guy who never understood what the term ``Free
Software" means and never bothered checking it up.
Also ``The Free Software philosophers are the ones that started this
movement and they've got one hell of an amount of influence in the direction
of all things Linux. You've got to learn not to piss these guys off." this
sounds like a statement a Microsoft guy would make :-) No real GNU/Linux
user would ever say such a thing as there has always been a culture of
discussion in the community. If people are not happy with something they
express it, and if someone wants to make a statement they have always been
free to do so.
Moreover ``you free-software philosophy zealots, you've got to realize that
nothing in this life gets done for free. Someone, somewhere is paying for
people to have the ability to code; whether it is through donations to
various projects, buying CD's, corporate sponsors (gasp), advertising
revenue. So, stop whining about Linux developers being paid for their
services." is well, just more crap. FSF has never had anything against
anyone doing business.
Why do we even bother with such people and publicize their uninformed
thoughts?
Regards,
- vihan
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